LOCAL AND GENERAL

Grey River Argus, 22 September 1944, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Greymouth Borough Council last evening decided to grant the Salvation Armvl permission to-'hold its annual selDdenial street appeal on October 6. The Greymouth Returned Services’ Association was granted permission to hold its annual street appeal on October 20 and 21.

For the first time this season the Grey River yielded fair catches of whitebait yesterday, when several patient fishermen netted a number of pints. Though the season has been open for about two months, little or no whitebait from the Grey River has been on the market, and the catches yesterday were rapidly disposed of to those “in the know.’’

Tinned fruit, mostly peats, with about 10 per cent, of peaches, which were released last week, are being distributed in Greymouth and surrounding districts this week. The distribution through various grocers is on the basis of one tin for every two sugar registrations.

Buy Spring Fashions now or laybyp—White’s Fashion Corner. —Advt.

The s.s. Rata sailed last night with coal for Castlecliff and on return will load for Nelson and Tarakone. The s.s. Gabriellla, to load coal and timber for Wellington, and the s.s. Foolta, to load coal and timber for the North Island, arrived early this morning. The s.s. Holmlea is expected to-day to load coal for Picton. The s.s. Fort Waikato is expected on Monday to load timber for Wellington.

Brunner Collieries, Ltd., at a meeting of shareholders, decided by special resolution that the company) be wound up voluntarily. This is a' members voluntary winding-up. Mr F. H. Bass was appointed liquidator.

White’s suggest that you call and see their very exclusive range of fine Millinery. Yes, we guarantee to please you at White’s Fashion Corner.—Advt.

The building at Dobson which was destroyed by fire on Wednesday night was owned by Mr B. Caldana, and was leased as a boarding house by Mrs J. Gardiner, who recently returned from Mangapehi. The insurance was £4OO on the building and £l5O on the furniture in the Insurance Office of Australia. Five miners who were boarders lost their property, which was not insured. The son of the lessee (Mrs Gardiner) discovered the fire after returning from the pictures.

The 1944 Health stamp's will be on sale from October 9 next. The issue comprises two denominations —Id postage plus id Health (green); and 2d postage plus Id Health (blue). The design of both denominations is a joint portrait of Their Highnesses Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret. Up' to four unused specimens of each denomination may be enclosed in any letter intended for delivery beyond New Zealand. This concession will remain in force until the stamps are withdrawn from sale on February 28 next.

Truman’s Ltd. now present for your approval an outstanding range of Floral Silk Frocks made in very .attractive styles. Sizes S.S.W. and S.W. 51/9; W’s. 54/6.—Advt.

The following motion has been carried b" the Nelson Harbour Board: “Recognising the national .importance of the Westland coal and timber industries and the serious and costly delays which have occurred in the despatch of these commodities in the absence of all-weather facilities, the Nelson Harbour Board supports the proposal instituted by the Westland District Progress League for a thorough and immediate investigation by competent engineers under the direction of the Marine Department for the purpose of determining a suitable location for a reliable deep-water harbour on the Westland Coast and the provision of such a harbour if found practicable with necessary facilities at the earliest possible date.”

The Town Planning Committee of the Greymouth Borough Council recently gave further consideration to the New Zealand Standard Code of Clauses, for Town Planning Schemes, and to plans prepared and in course of preparation in connection with them. Further parts of the Code of Building By-laws dealing with means, of egress, residential buildings, and light timber construction were dis-.-cussed. The committee reported to last evening’s meeting of the Borough Council that copies of all of these were in the Public Library and that constructive criticism of any or all of them would be welcomed before the committee proceeded further in the matter of adoption or otherwise.

At the Dunedin and Christchurch Magistrates’ Court recently, 17 persons were e.ach convicted and fined £1 and costs for allowing dirty chimneys to catch fire. Don’t be caught —get G. D. White, ’phone 576 M, to clean them.—Advt.

Greymouth this week-end will be the temporary home of a large number of athletes representing a variety of sports. Yesterday, a team of over a dozen boxers arrived from Wellington to compete at the Town Hall this evening, while to-day and early to-morrow four football teams are expected. One team, the Korodale League Club, will travel all the way from Wellington to meet Marist on Sunday, while the Addington League Cub and Sydenham Rugby Club are respectively sending a senior and fourth-grade team. The fourth team will arrive from Denniston, near' Westport, a third-grade team from that town, being set down to play Celtic. All the athletes are due to leave on Monday.

In order to have the Member for the district present to. declare the attitude of the Government towards the loan, the Chairman of the Westland War Loan Committee, Mr F. A. Kitchingham, last evening dispatched the following telegram to Hon. J. O’Brien: “War Loan Committee respectfully request that you make yourself available personally in this district to assist for the remaining period of this vital Victory Loan campaign. Large bands of willing workers here not meeting with adequate public response. Committee feel your presence throughout district as a Cabinet Minister would emphasise importance of loan; campaign.”

We have on disnlay at Trumans Ltd., a new line of Floral Silk Frocks, bright and new for' Summer wear. Sixes O.S. 54/6; X.O.S. 59/9.—Advt.

A Canberra cable states that the Federal Government’s proposals tor increased constitutional powers were defeated at the August referendum by 342,018 votes. The final figures released yesterday, give the grand totals as: No, 2,305,418; Yes, 1,963,400; Informal, 56.633. The service votes were: Yes, 218,452; N 0,195,148. —Press Association. \ A visitor to the Makogai Leper island was appalled at the sacrifice made by, the nursing sisters and (probably not intending to be heard) exclaimed: “I would not do this job for £lO,OOO a year.” “Neither would I” replied the sister. “Love ye one another .... ’’certainly is the practical motto of those sisters.

At S't. John’s Flower Show, the Daffodil Cup. was awarded to Mr W. Buchanan, Miss- E. Prendergast won the cut flower trophy, and Miss J. Craig the decorative trophy.

During August 31 cows, 152 bullocks, 230 sheep, 25 pigs, and 11 calves were examined at the Greymouth Municipal Abbatoir, according to tne monthly report of the manager (Mr. W. Hughes) Fees collected totalled £125 3s 7d.

Did you ever hear of a one-man football team winning a match? Of course not! It’s combination that counts! And here’s just another case when combination counts. You send your washing to the Westland Laundry—we return it to you perfectly washed and ironed for only a few shillings. Our team work is firstclass, as a trial order will prove. Nothing but the best laundry soap is used with Lux chips for blankets and woollens. Our washing and ironing machines are the most modern, and cause far less wear and tear than the old back-breaking scrub board. We offer you a choice of three services—Bagwash, Thrifty, Fully Finished. Make freedom and health your goal; pass your laundry over to us. ’Phone 136. Depot: 27 Albert Street. —Advt.

Five beds only are now required to meet the slackened demand for gas and the sixth bed is being let down, states the report for August of the manager of the Greymouth Municipal Gasworks (Mr. A. J. Fairmaid). Stokers have commenced annual leave, which will be spread over the next three months. Consequent upon, the supply of a considerable portion of unscreened coal, the increase in the coal account has amounted to £165 since the beginning of this fiancial year. This increase is likely to continue throughout the present period of coal shortage, unscreened coal costing 4s 9d. per ton more than slack coal. Receipts for August were £1,436 45., a decrease of £B5 11s 3d. on receipts for August last year and total receipts to August were £6,78013s. Id a decrease of £759 3s 10d. on receipts to August last year.

An application by tne Greymouth Labour Party for permission to hold a concert in the Regent Theatre on the night of Sunday, October .22, for the purpose of raising funds to liquidate the debt on the Lyceum Hall, was discussed by the Greymouth Borough Council at its meeting last evening. On the motion of the Mayor (Mr F. A. Kitchingham) and Cr. J’. E. S’tokes, it was decided to grant permission, Crs. H. Hutchinson, F. F. Boustridge and G. R. Harker asking that their votes be recorded against the resolution. It was contended by several speakers that Sunday night concerts should be permitted only for public purposes.

Should' ladies smoke? A correspondent of an Auckland paper says “No,” and declares that “smoking by women is indecent.” A standard dictionary defines the word “indecent” as “offensive to modesty; immodest.” But few twentieth century people will see more immodesty in a lady smoking a cigarette than in her drinking a cup of tea or powdering her nose. Had this censorious party warned smokers of both sexes against the risk they run in smoking tobacco loaded with nicotine, he would have rendered a public service, for therein lies a very real danger. However, the remedy is simple: Smoke “toasted” which is practically freed from nicotine by the manufacturers’ special purifying process. The six brands of toasted —Cut Plug No. 10 (Bullshead), Navy Cut No. 3 (Bulldog), Cavendish, Pocket Edition, Riverhead Gold and Desert Gold—are as safe as tobacco can be made and a source of constant pleasure and delight to smokers everywhere. The three first-named brands are unequalled for the pipe; the other three make cigarettes of superlative quality. “Toasted” “spoils” you for all o‘her tobaccos.—Advt.

The Wallsend State mine will not resume work until Monday, to allow the management to replace ■ the cage, at present used to take the men down, with another cage. This decision was made at a meeting of the miners held at the mine mouth yesterday morning, after which the men returned home. The mine was aRo idle on Thursday and Friday of last week, and on Monday .and Wednesday this week, as a result of the cages, either main or emergency, operating defectively. An example of the risk involved by the use of a faulty cage was afforded on Wednesday morning. One cageload of men had reached the bottom, and a second load was on the .way down when the cage suddenly stopped. It lurched first to one side and. then to the other before becoming completely stationary. The men inside, some of whom were knocked over, became alarmed, as they were unaware of their position or of the length of time they were likely to be cooped in the cage half-way down the shaft. Finally the cage was able to reach the bottom, and the men, alighting, joined the others •already there. They were unable to get the cage to ascend, and were compelled to use the emergency cage to regain the surface. Temporaryrepairs could not be effected to the cage before about 11 ,a.m„ so the men returned home, and yesterday they arrived at the decision stated previously. It is understood that the cage will be replaced to-morrow.